Don’t Show Off In Public

刘嘉琦

Mr. and Mrs. Turner lived outside a small town. They had a big farm and they were always busy working on it. Their son， Peter， studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination （升學考试）. Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

“Which university （大学）will your son study in？” a woman next to her asked.

“In the most famous university in our country！” Mrs. Turner said happily.

“The most famous university？”

“Oxford University （牛津大学）. ”

Most of the passengers （乘客）looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her， “Congratulations！”

A woman said， “Im sure hell know Fred Smith. ”

“Whos Fred Smith？”

“Hes my son. ”

“Does he study in the university， too？”

“No， ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors. ”